The Circle of Reason

by Amitav Ghosh

Book Overview

Amitav Ghosh's extraordinary novel makes a claim on literary turf held by Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez and Salman Rushdie. In a vivid and magical story, The Circle of Reason traces the misadventures of Alu, a young master weaver in a small Bengali village who is falsely accused of terrorism. Alu flees his home, traveling through Bombay to the Persian Gulf to North Africa with a bird-watching policeman in pursuit.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618329625
• ISBN13: 9780618329625
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 423 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

4 books all in one package

The 4 books I ordered from this seller came packaged neatly together, without excess packing materials. Just the way I like it.

A well woven story.

I became a fan of Ghosh after reading "Sea of Poppies." That was his most recent novel and "Circle of Reason" was his first. The two books cannot be directly compared - they're about different times and places. This book, though a little rough, is very well written for a first novel. Typically Indian, the book has tons of detail and takes a while to make any point. What is untypical, though, is that you don't have to have a glossary at hand. There are a few words from Hindi, but compared with most books by Indian authors, this is amazingly "English" throughout. The book is about the people. They wander from India to the Middle East and on to Africa. Their lives and relationships move the story along. Well developed, there is quite a mix brought together by the events. I kept turning pages from start to finish. I don't think you should pass on this one just because it's not as polished as his later books. It's well worth your time.